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Archive for February 20th, 2012House Joc, Blue Hills in South Africa by Nico van der Meulen ArchitectsMonday, February 20th, 2012Article source: Nico van der Meulen Architects This villa was designed by Rudolph van der Meulen of Nico van der Meulen Architects for a mature couple on a 10 000sq.m parcel of land on a northern slope overlooking a private game reserve (see the telescope in the main bedroom!). The total covered area is nearly 900 sq.m.  Image Courtesy Rudolph van der Meulen
King Abdullah II House of Culture & Art in Amman, Jordan by Zaha Hadid ArchitectsMonday, February 20th, 2012Article source: Zaha Hadid Architects Our designs for a new performing arts centre were inspired the ancient city of Petra – its interplay with nature and the processes of erosion that have reshaped its contours. In this new building erosion becomes the sole means of articulating public spaces, while remaining masses contain the performance spaces.  King Abdullah II House of Culture & Art
Oil Silo Home in Berlin, Germany by PinkCloud.dkMonday, February 20th, 2012Article source: PinkCloud.dk The Oil Silo Home, designed by pinkcloud.dk in Berlin, recycles oil silos by transforming them into affordable houses. An oil silo is a storage container for compressed liquefied petroleum gas. There are approximately 49,000 oil silos in over 660 oil refineries worldwide! As the human population increases at an exponential rate, oil discovery decreases at an exponential rate. Soon all existing oil silos will be abandoned as fuel storage containers.  Exterior View
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